The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-25
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Siguf manager Of the Riohland planta.
ton, St Mary parish, says he will
make 81 the very least, 400, 00o pounds
Of sugar ont Of 225 arpenis Of cane
this season.
Mrs Geo. q. King and Mrs. Walker,
are ii Jail at Delhi, for poisoning thir-
fy-three persons on October Is On
Saturday the husband Of Mrs. King
was shot and killed The examination
takes place On the 28th instant. The
body Of Ben King is to be disinterred
and the contents Of his stomach
analysed
Lafayette Adogtssr 0nr good
friend, Mr. n Doncet, In addition to
playing The part Of a successful mer-
ehant, raises a pig once in q while.
Iio killed one last Tuesday that had
some right good points. It's gross
weight was 4G6 lhs.-n SIG. II was
I3I mouths old, and had been kept
10 a pen only Is days 1t was cross
between the Red Jersey and Guine.
On February I'd last, at five months
old, it weighed 140 lbs. gross.
Baton Rouge Gapttolian ,AdUocate
The race track is now about com.
pleted, and fine stock can now be
seen on it every evening. The inter-
est in the fair IS widening and deep
ening every day. Yesterday, more
than fifty ladies met at their rooms
on the grounds to look after their
work, which they are pushing forward
with commendable zeal and system.
The stalls, sheds, etc., for stock, are
under process Of construction, and will
soon be finished.
N. o. States, Nov. I6: The sugar
planters Of Terrebonne parish held q
meeting at Houma last Sunday and
passed resolutions thanking Governor
McEnery for sending troops to that
parish during the recent strike by the
field hands, and declaring that lis
prompt action prevented bloodshed
and destruction of property through.
ont the sugar district of the State.
Those who condemned the Governor
for sending troops to the plantations
are bis political enemies who endeay-
ored to make capital against him.
Lafayette AdVsrtiser: Valery Ber-
nard, an exemplary young man living
near Broussardville, in this parish, &C
cidentallY destroyed himself last Tues
day morning The circumstances are
as follows: He was loading his pistol
for the purpose Of shooting trespass-
ing hogs in his field an accidental
discharge lodged in his left side in
the region of his heart, killing him
almost instantly. He threw his hands
clasped over the wound, walked few
steps and fell to the ground He did
not speak afterward.
N. o. City Item: An impression is
growing that there will be two State
Conventions, the present policy being
seemingly to create pretexts for two
delegations to the regular convention
from each parish. Then will come
the grand contest to determine which
faction is the "bolter." VIII it be
the "Nicholls ticket" versus the Greg
ular Democracy" or the "McEnery
ticket" against the REGULARS" 1t is
an interesting struggle in many ways,
though a most unfortunate one for the
welfare of the State. In the mean
while, the people of New Orleans must
not for one moment forget that their
highest stake in the game is to weed
out of their local government "Big
Four" methods, extravaganza and mu-
nicipal disgrace. Winning this great
victory they can bear with compare
tive equanimity any of the other
political evils that may exist.
The following notes on the sugar
crop of the Tache country are from
the Iberia Farmer. They are worth
reproduction Mr.. Frank Vigurie,
manager of the plantations Alice B.
and Ivenhoe, out of 200 acres plant
cane, l25 acres stubble, will make over
"I0o,o00,0 900 pounds of sugar" This
may seem an extraordinary yield, but
the wonder will cease when known
that his canes averaged from 10 to IL
feet in length. Sound reasoning die
tates that if such results can be OBJ.
tanned Louisiana need not fear any
other country for the production OF
sugar. Richland plantation of which
Mr.. Oscar Sigur, seconded by Nj. M
Gallery Bros, is the manager, will
make out of 925 arpents Of cane
all told, at the very least 100000
pounds Of prime sugar Who car
beat it2
Lafayette AdVertiser:: The citizens
Of Lafayette and Vermilion parishes
have deservedly won much praise il
the past by their efforts made to Sc
cure the much desired railroad from
Abbeville to Lafayette, but for some
canae the project was dropped and
just now there is a decided lack OF
interest taken in the matter, while no
better opportunity was ever offered
than at the present time. Cannot we
go to work and revive the interest
heretofore taken in the matter. Let
a citizens committee be formed, and
we feel sure a good, honest effort will
meet with success. There is nothing
more important, or that would tend
toadYancethe growth Of Lafayette and
materially help the interests of both
parishes than a railroad from Able.
vile to Lafayette. We intend to keep
pegging away at this thing until some
thing is done.
The following unaccountable con-
duct on the part Of young man, a
resident Of st. Joseph, La, IS record
ed in q telegram from that place on
she l4th inst: "About 10 o'clock this
morning an alteFcation took place be-
tween g. Blum, merchant Of this
place, and Charles Favors, butcher,